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Búrfell

Búrfell, seen from above at true elevation

Búrfell rises to 536 m. Skefilfjöll stands 897 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Orkusýning, a museum 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
536 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.09593, -20.93750

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kaldárhöfði: 2.8 mi
  • Bíldsfell: 3.5 mi
  • Hrólfshólar: 3.6 mi
  • Kerið: 4.2 mi
  • Lyngdalsheiði: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 41
Attractions: 29
Springs: 26
  • Mud Pot: 7.7 mi
  • Mud Pot: 8.3 mi
  • Mud Pot: 8.3 mi
  • Mud Pot: 8.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Kerið: 4.1 mi
  • Bæjargjá: 10.0 mi
  • Gildruholtsgjá: 11.1 mi
  • Lambagjá: 12.1 mi
  • Klofningur: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
Hot springs: 11
  • Hverahild: 13.7 mi
  • Hrunalaug: 20.7 mi
  • Þvottahver: 24.2 mi
  • Sóði: 24.2 mi
  • Sísjóðandi: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Bringur: 18.7 mi
  • Árnahellir: 21.8 mi
  • Tröllabörn: 22.0 mi
  • Eldborg: 22.2 mi
  • Álafoss: 22.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Yndisskógur: 5.3 mi
  • Skrúðgarðurinn: 9.9 mi
  • Tryggvagarður: 11.1 mi
  • Sigtúnsgarður: 11.2 mi
  • Ungmennafélagsgarður: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guðmundarlundur: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Þorli: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkefilfjöllNNE 17°897 m15.0 mi
KlukkutindarNNE 21°880 m16.0 mi
KálfstindarNNE 15°877 m12.1 mi
SkeggiW 268°815 m11.5 mi
NesjaskyggnirW 266°767 m10.7 mi
ÁrmannsfellN 350°764 m16.2 mi
HrafnabjörgN 2°763 m12.2 mi
ÞjófahnúkurN 7°684 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:3519:38
June solstice02:5322:0323:59
September equinox07:0718:2519:28
December solstice11:18—15:27

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4363603867

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